---
title: "useToken"
package: "@chakra-ui/system"
description: "Hook to resolve design tokens from the theme"
---

`useToken` is a custom hook used to resolve design tokens from the theme.

## Import

```js
import { useToken } from "@chakra-ui/react"
```

## Return value

The `useToken` hook retrieves whatever is in the theme at the given path(s).

## Usage

```jsx
function Example() {
  const [red100, blue200] = useToken(
    // the key within the theme, in this case `theme.colors`
    "colors",
    // the subkey(s), resolving to `theme.colors.red.100`
    ["red.100", "blue.200"],
    // a single fallback or fallback array matching the length of the previous arg
  )

  return (
    <Box p={4} boxShadow={`inset 0 4px 0 ${red100}, 0 0 8px ${blue200}`}>
      You can utilize <Code>useToken</Code> to create a <Code>boxShadow</Code> with colors from your theme.
    </Box>
  )
}
```

> Note that you can also use the `sx` prop to write styles freely using themes tokens.
